This webinar will provide an orientation to Oroville Dam and the State Water Control Project, the February 2017 incident and present the immediate recovery response. Five Learning Objectives of This Course: Introduction to Oroville Dam and the California State Water Project Summary of the February 2017 spillway incident Immediate recovery response Main Spillway recovery response Emergency Spillway recovery response

This course will provide an overview of the best methods and materials for concrete repair and maintenance. It will include a description of a systematic process to follow to achieve best results and will include information from recent industry wide research efforts to ensure long lasting durable repairs. Five Learning Objectives of This Course: Conducting a thorough condition assessment Most common types of concrete damage Selecting the corr...

This course will survey dam breach analysis methods currently in use. Difference in methodology, analysis steps, assumptions and results will be described. Specifically, the course will cover hydrologic routing, 1D hydraulic routing, and 2D hydraulic routing. Features of popular software will be summarized, and future advances will be highlighted. What are the five takeaways/learning objectives attendees will receive from this course: What met...

The Congressional Research Service noted a decade ago that, “Intelligence is valuable only if it can be shared with consumers who need it, but, to the extent that it is more widely shared, risks of compromise are enhanced.” That report was prompted in part by 9/11. In the twenty years since, “need to know” has become “need to share” throughout the federal government as agencies have come to realize the value...

Trust and legitimacy, perceived and real, are as important to the delivery of police service as the ability to clear calls. Modern Evidence-Based Policing (EBP) services have embraced open data and accountable business intelligence systems as critical to these goals. The act of being transparent is important but the ability to invite the community to a conversation supported by a shared understanding of the problem, is the key to democratic po...

After the events of the past few years, security is in the forefront of election officials’ minds. The individual states are responsible for conducting elections, so the National Association of Counties (NACo) at its annual legislative conference just conducted a series of workshops and panels on the range of threats facing election workers and voters alike. While physical threats, intimidation and harassment are primary concerns, there...